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Former Worcester County resident Sue E. Delaney, age 68, who was a resident of Luneburg, was sentenced to six months of home confinement and two years of probation on Tuesday, Aug. 10, said the state US Attorney's Office.
Delaney was also ordered to pay $221,656 in restitution to the Social Security Administration.
Delaney pleaded guilty in April to one count of conspiracy and one count of theft of public funds.
“Delaney purposefully failed to report the death of her own family member just to continue receiving and pocketing her dead relative’s Social Security benefits,” said Acting US Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell. “Her crime diverted benefits meant for people who are actually entitled to them.”
In 1999, Delaney’s mother-in-law, who was receiving monthly benefits from Social Security, passed away, the US Attorney's Office said.
Delaney failed to inform the Social Security Administration of the death, and SSA continued to deposit monthly benefits into a bank account held by Delaney’s mother-in-law.
From November 1999 through March 2017, Delaney stole approximately $221,656 in Social Security benefits from her late mother-in-law’s account.
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